Deanville, Pennsylvania Explained

Official Name:Deanville, Pennsylvania
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Pennsylvania
Pushpin Label:Deanville
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Pennsylvania
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Armstrong
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Madison
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1273
Coordinates:40.95°N -79.3983°W
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1173035

Deanville is an unincorporated community in the extreme eastern end of Madison Township, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.

History

Deanville was originally called Centerville as shown on the township map of 1876.[1] [2] [3] A post office called Deanville after Rev. J. F. Dean was established on August 3, 1877, Isaac E. Shoemaker, postmaster.[4] It remained in operation until 1907. Before the establishment of Deanville Post Office, mail was brought to Isaac E. Shoemaker's store, shown on the 1876 township map as "Private P.O."

Prior to the establishment of Deanville P.O., the town was called Centerville because its position is about central on one of the routes between Kellersburg in Madison township and Oakland in Mahoning township.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, page 49 . Pomeroy, Whitman & Co. . 1876 . 9 November 2018.
  2. Web site: History of Armstrong County Pennsylvania, Chapter 12, page 278 . Robert Walter Smith . Chicago: Waterman, Watkins. . 1883 . 7 November 2018.
  3. Web site: Armstrong County, PA: Her People, Past and Present, Chapter 35, page 260 . Chicago: J. H. Beers & Co. . 1914 . 16 November 2018.
  4. Web site: Post Offices. Jim Forte Postal History . 6 November 2018.